Arts
Tonight: Peppermint Creek Theatre presents "Assassins" the musical, Feb. 9-12 and Feb. 16-18 at 8 p.m. in the MSU Gardens Conservatory of the Plant and Soil Science Building. This darkly funny musical is about presidential assassins. The show is $15 for the public and $10 for students. For more information, visit www.peppermintcreek.org or call (517) 927-3016.
Friday: Icarus Falling presents Truculentus Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18 at Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing at 8 p.m. It's a 2000-year-old Plautus comedy adapted and set in the 1950s. In the play, three men vie for a woman's affection. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit www.icarusfalling.com or call (517) 290-4375.
Sunday: Performance artist James Luna comes to Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre at 7 p.m. Luna breaks down stereotypes by artistically presenting his experiences as an American Indian. Tickets are $15 for the public and $8.50 for students and faculty. For more information, call (517) 432-2000.
Sunday: Darwin Discovery Day at the MSU Museum takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum invites people to bring natural curiosities to be identified by experts. The event is free and will feature a seashell display, garden activities for children and animals from the Potter Park Zoo. For more information, call (517) 355-2370.
Film
Friday: Movies opening in area theaters include "Firewall," "Final Destination 3," "The Pink Panther" and "Curious George."
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Campus Center Cinemas will be showing "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "The Godfather" (all three parts), "Saw II," "The Notebook," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Visit www.uabevents.com for show times and locations.
Music
Tonight: Thunderbirds Are Now!, Circle Takes the Square and Honeycutt & Junius will be performing in Lansing at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in the Red Light Lounge. All ages are welcome and doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. For more information, go to www.templeclub.com.
Tonight: Local H with special guests Suffrajett, Spit For Athena and Berwer will be performing in Lansing at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information, go to www.macsbar.com.
Friday: The Hard Lessons, The Holy Fire and Johnny Headband will be performing in Lansing at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. The show is 18 and older. Tickets are $6 for folks 21 and older and $8 for folks between 18 and 20 years of age. For more information, go to www.macsbar.com.
Saturday: Wheatus with special guests Dirt Road Logic and The Minor Fall will be performing in Lansing at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave. Doors open at 9 p.m. The show is 18 and older. Tickets are $6 for those 21 and older and $10 for folks between 18 and 20 years of age. For more information go to www.macsbar.com.
Saturday: Dueling Pianos — taking your requests — at the International Center. Admission is free and there are two shows at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. A $5 voucher redeemable at the Crossroads Food Court will be awarded to the first 100 people at each show.
Saturday: Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing will be performing in the Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale at the Wharton Center Box Office. Tickets are $33.50 for the general public and $15 for students. For more information, go to www.whartoncenter.com.
Friday and Saturday: Soulstice will be performing in Lansing at The Green Door, 2005 E. Michigan Ave. The band will play from 9:30 until close. For more information, go to www.greendoorlive.com.
Miscellaneous
Friday: The University Activities Board will host "U Love the '90s." The event is dedicated to all things '90s from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the International Center. The event will feature screenings of popular '90s TV shows as well as contests, music and games. Contests include the "Skip-It Face Off."
There will also be a DJ playing music such as Ace of Base, Vanilla Ice and Hanson. Games will include a version of "Double Dare" and '90s Trivial Pursuit. Prizes include a Super Nintendo, an Easy Bake Oven, DVDs and CDs of your favorite '90s shows and music.
